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October 24, 2013

O' Christmas Trees ~ Happy Holidays ~ LIM#142; MM; NBUS#64; PBM

Hi There!

As I was saying on my last post, there are so many fun challenges this time of the year covering three different holidays here in America that it gets to be a challenge just deciding which direction I'm going to go. With chalk, I've made a sort of giant hopscotch Bingo board on the patio concrete outside the Playhouse. I just toss a rock and where it lands is what I make next!

Okay, I don't really do that, but it's not a bad idea now that I think of it.

Sometimes cards happen while we are working on an entirely different card because we run across an embellishment or a die cut or a whatsit. That's what happened to me for my card today. I was rooteling through my Christmas catchall box looking for jingle bells when I came across three shiny dimensional Christmas tree stickers from years gone by. Wait, I said. Hold up. Someone is having a tree challenge right now . . .

And the whole first project came to a screeching halt while I confirmed that, yes, the adorable ladies at Less Is More this week are having a theme challenge and the theme is "trees!" Far out, as we kids used to say!

So I made this QACAS card:

I photographed it for you in the bright sunshine so you could see the delectable yummy dimension and shine on those fun patterned trees! I had cut them off the original packaging (of course), but I'm pretty sure they were made by K & Company.

I slanted the trees across a piece of glossy card stock which I matted to a red card. The sediment is another Penny Black NBUS stamp so I'm once again playing in the Penny Black and More October challenge which is "Anything Goes" ~ with fab prizes. I love the whimsical font of the image and think it goes so well with those jocular trees.

Hold up, again. Isn't there a song made popular by Bing Crosby called "Happy Holidays?" Well, by golly, there is! So that means I can also enter my card in this week's Merry Monday challenge to "use music or a carol-inspired theme!"

Now what was I working on . . . ?

ETA: My friend Sammy Jean told me about Crafting With Dragonflies, which is a new challenge to me. Their theme this week is also trees, specifically "natures/leaves/trees!" Thank you, Sammy!

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I am as tickled as a kitten with a cricket to introduce you to two new friends today!

Both of these card artists have amazing talent and incredible inspiration for you to see when you visit to say hello! Welcome, ladies, and thank you for the compliment of joining our party!!

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Reminder: please don't forget to set aside some time this week to CASE (copy and share everything) my MUSE card. It's great fun for me to see all the stunning cards that are being linked up and I'd love to see yours!

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Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy. LITS*

As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment. I'm very blessed to hear from so many of you and I treasure each and every one!

Love this card Darnell, and the trees are so pretty and shiny! I'm very fond of the sentiment too.And it just so happens Crafting with Dragonflies (the challenge blog I've just joined the DT for...) is having a Nature/Trees/Leaves theme. You have trees. This was meant to be! ;-) x

Your uber glossy trees look wonderful Darnell. I think that sentiment is fabbo and I think you may have cost me some money there... I shall be looking for that very soon!As ever thanks for your lovely comments, they mean such a lot to me!As ever...Chrissie"Less is More"

Oh my, but this is sooo stunning! I *promised* myself (Indeed, "Self, I said") that I was sticking with Halloween cards until Monday, but you're tugging me in a different direction with this beauty!! LOVE those trees and that "sediment" is so eye-catching! Bing Crosby...oh, such a voice. See, you're getting me all festive-thinking, when I need to be Halloween-focused :-) Great card; great series of challenges (winner winner on all counts!); great x great post!! "Rooteling" - love it!Hugs!c

Hello Darnell...I know cards sometimes create them selves...little embellishments pop out and you have a vision...and you have mastered being wired to the many challenges hovering in the sphere...groovy. Hugs C

Don't you just love it when that happens, Darnell ... especially when the diversion ends in a stunning card, like this one did. The dome-iness is amazing, enhanced, of course, by your fabulous photography showing it in all it's gorgeous gloriousness! Anita :)

Wonderful card Darnell. I love those colourful trees and the way you have arranged them looks so effective. A gorgeous sentiment too and the 2 enamel dots are the perfect finishing touch.I like the sound of your giant chalked bingo board!hugs Sue xx

Loved your story on how easy we are sidetracked and our ideas turn in a different direction. Fabulous card so cas. Those trees certainly make a statement and a great sentiment. All in all a wonderful card and glad our Sammy told you about our challenges over at CWD and you shared it with us. Ina. DT

You have just explained, in pretty simple terms, how I get distracted so easily!!! Love your glossy trees - so eye-catching. Well done on finding so many challenges to fit your card Dippy.......or should that be making a card to fit so many challenges! lol

Not only QACAS but fantastic too! What wonderful trees! I can hear ole Bing crooning now. Glad you could share with us at Merry Monday this week.

As excited as I was to see you were the MUSE and as excited as I was about CASEing your beautiful card, it doesn't look like I'll get the chance. Busy, busy week and my sister is visiting for a few days.

Oh what fun to come enjoy a Darnell post tonight. Just enjoyed your Muse card once more over at Loll's, and it is still just as purty as when I saw it the first time. I'm wow'd by your photo skills on these shiny trees. Love those sticker trees, and they showed up so very well on your card. GOOD JOB! I think you should consider starting a card terminology dictionary. I have been using NBUS on my posts, at first started typing the 'DK credit', but the post was awready too wordy, so I took that out. Be nice to use a term, asterisk it, and say "Check DK Dictionary!". You come up with the bestest! TFS & hugs. Will try to check out your new friends too.

Hello Miss Darnell, no one has more fun with challenges then you and it is a wonderful thing to witness :).. Your so funny, I imagined you really throwing the rock, I thought it was a great idea. That mind of your, how it works connecting thing together, brilliant really, the card is perfect, love those trees, no one does it better,TYGHE or what ever the letter, you do it Grrreat.. Thanks again for sharing the wonderful card makers, beautiful work..

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I have been stamping and making cards since 2002. I've been married 47 years to Kevin, known herein as "Mister." Our son Daniel and his wife Rachel have twin sons Henry and Adam. Card-making and blogging are wonderful hobbies which have brought me noodles of friends! Oh, and I have an imaginary hamster named Hammy who keeps me in line. Thank you for visiting, joining, and commenting! It will be my pleasure to return the flavor!!